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[TheCreat]

What actually amazed me was that you got the ESP32 for 5$, but you paid 8$ for a power cable for some reason. That aside, great introduction

[bentheremedia]

My favorite thing about channels like yours is that you bring so much enthusiasm to something that some might deem simple. I’m sure this is well documented somewhere but I just love learning how to do things like this from people like you. And to take it a step further, the YouTube community surrounding channels like yours never disappoints. You can always find extra nuggets of quality information in the comments. I love it!

[carstenlechte]

Regarding flickering: The ESP does not drive the LEDs directly. It tells each pixel, via the data line, what RGBW values it should have. The pixel does the PWM in its hardware. There is no access to that. The good news is that such PWM frequencies easily are in the kHz range. I have several such strips from the same manufacturer as you and they work great with WLED.

[kevinkidderphotographer]

Not only do I appreciate the introduction to using an esp32, but also going through the build process. Well done!

[scottyanke]

Been using WLED for years, and love it. Seasonally for xmas lighting, and year round for controlling lighting for my deck, sidewalk and steps (under railing). For the latter I use 12v white leds and WLED to control the brightness with a mosfet (using pwm, easy to setup and only one part needed). Never had any flickering problem with any of my lights. Control the on/off using the time built in to WLED.

[andremartinez]

not even a minute in and the editing on the light is such a nice touch

[VoeltnerWoodworking]

Another great video, dude! You always break things down into consumable bite-size pieces at a great pace.

[wj]

Having done this for Christmas lights I have to say this is one of the best any easiest videos to follow if you want to do your own light setup! Thanks!

[kellyhofer]

The flicker you get in led's is not from AC power. That would fry them. It comes from the PWM Pulse width modulation of the led's being dimmed. More specifically, the frequency of the PWM. To make it look like they don't flicker, I use 10, 000 hz pwm signal.

[timovanpraagh]

You could look into the esp32 s3. Usually same prices but has native usb protocol and usb c ports!

[joshmaday]

“Hue is closed-source”
I mean, technically yes… but they also have an open API if you’re using their bridge, and they have adopted the Zigbee standard really well, so they play nice with basically any third party Zigbee controller, allowing you to completely ditch their backend and provide your own. While it’s not technically open source, I really don’t consider that “the antithesis of the DIY movement”

[ThePurplePupUwU]

Just a quick think to note, for your cable coming from mains voltage, there's a couple safety things regarding it you should keep in mind, cut the ground line a little longer than the others, so that if for whatever reason they came loose and undone, the unit is still grounded, also when using those screw terminals, I'd use solid core wire, and if you have stranded like that was in your power cable, I'd crimp a fork/U connector on the end and use that, just some things to note going forward, great video though, and I think I'll probably implement this system in my own house.

[stefanzlatanovic]

Damn, you always give me ideas and I want to spend more money on hobbies. This was such an awesome video and project! Wil share it with my friends cause I know some of them will probably find this useful! Have a great weekend!

[CalebJenkinsOnGoogle]

From experience, if you're running less than ~125 LED lights in a strip (great for about a ~6' run depending on your LED density) you can just power your LEDs right off of your board and the 5V that it pulls from a micro-USB connection - removing the need for a separate power supply. The separate power supply is really only needed if you're going to do control a heap ton of LEDs off of one board. Thanks for the video Zac! Really nice walk through.

[steveeb]

FWIW, to avoid overheating your power supply, you should use the 80% rule. 5v x 20a = 100W x 80% = 80W maximum output. Choose the wattage of the LED strip(s) appropriately.

[rudya.hernandez]

I've used the esp32 on the inside of my pc case for years, including serving a local site to change the lighting to color/preconfigured modes. Thanks for sharing this.

[mcg]

I did this a few years back with an Ikea Vidja lamp. It's got 3 individual white shades on it as a 4 ft" cylinder. I put some PVC in between each section and ran 3 strips of 5m around them, inducting it additionally.

These effects look great when they're wrapped around an object instead of a straight\curvy line.

[carrioncrow]

What an awesome project. Actually something I’d feel comfortable cobbling it together

[baileythompson]

Nice video! I really appreciate how you explain the process.

[malepauling]

Guys be carefull with the 110V side of the circuit. It definitely can cause serious harm (or kill you) if you touch these screws while the plug is in the wall...